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I'm a great self-doubter. I constantly need to prove myself to myself. I've never run to heroin or alcohol to hide that. I always have to deal with it. Stage fright is always going to be there. I have nightmares about bad gigs.

John Lydon

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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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